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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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